SVGTransformList: removeItem() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.

We'd love to hear more about your role and the company you work for

Please help us by answering a few questions.

The removeItem() method of the SVGTransformList interface removes an existing item from the list.

Syntax

removeItem(index)

Parameters

index: An integer; the index of the item to be removed as an unsigned long.

Return value

An SVGTransform object; the removed item from the list.

Exceptions

This method may raise a DOMException of one of the following types:

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException: Thrown if SVGTransformList corresponds to a read-only attribute or when the object itself is read-only.
IndexSizeError DOMException: Thrown if the index number is greater than or equal to numberOfItems.

Examples

Removing a Transformation from the List

html

<svg width="200" height="200" id="mySvg">
  <rect
    width="100"
    height="100"
    fill="blue"
    transform="translate(50,50) rotate(45)" />
</svg>

const svgElement = document.querySelector("svg");
const rectElement = svgElement.querySelector("rect");

// Access the transform list of the <rect> element
const transformList = rectElement.transform.baseVal;

const removedTransform = transformList.removeItem(0);
console.dir(removedTransform); // Output: SVGTransform { type: 2, matrix: SVGMatrix, angle: 0 }

// The updated list length
console.log(`Updated number of transformations: ${transformList.length}`); // Output: 1

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # __svg__SVGNameList__removeItem

Browser compatibility

Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHub

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`removeItem`

Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.

Full support: Full support

Legend